Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux

Entrance of the museum

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux is the fine arts museum of the city of Bordeaux, France. Established in 1801 by the painter Pierre Lacour,[1] it is one of the largest art galleries of France outside Paris. The museum is housed in a dependency of the Palais Rohan in central Bordeaux. Its collections regroup paintings, sculptures and drawings. The painting collection is the largest one and its strong points are works by French and Dutch painters. The museum holds several paintings that were looted by the French during the French revolution (so-called 'saisies révolutionnaires') such as the Martyrdom of Saint Georges by Peter Paul Rubens.[2]

Painting collection

Here is a list of some of the painters represented in the museum collections:

References

  1. ↑ History of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux Official website
  2. ↑ Pierre Paul RUBENS, "Le Martyre de Saint Georges"

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